Other improvements over Stefan’s original Kawasaki KZ400 cafe racer design include the fitment of a set of aftermarket shocks. He’s also added a front fender for practicality and opted to paint the fuel tank.

Kawasaki makes some of our favorite cafe racer platforms, from the Z/KZ series to the GPz and the mighty two-stroke Kawasaki triples. Here you'll find some of our favorite Kawasaki cafe racer builds we've featured.

Thanks to clubs like the “Melbourne Cafe Racers” there’s always something going. It’s also a great way to meet like-minded people who ride some pretty awesome motorcycles. Take for instance Dexter-Lee and his drag bike inspired Kawasaki KZ1000.

Aug 23, 2011 · A classic small-displacement, Japanese single-cylinder bike done right. The story behind this Kawasaki KZ200 café racer in Corvette yellow.

The 1974 Kawasaki KZ400 Cafe Racer underwent an extensive 500-hour build, featuring a powerful 400cc parallel twin engine with a top-end rebuild, including new piston rings, valve seals, and gaskets, using authentic OEM Kawasaki parts, except for Viton valve seals.

Apr 17, 2020 · The Kawasaki KZ1000 is one of the baddest air-cooled muscle bikes of the 1970s. Introduced in 1976, the bike won the 1977 and 1978 AMA Superbike Championship, and the legendary Eddie Lawson would win the championship for Kawasaki once again in 1981, riding a factory KZ1000S1.

The Kawasaki KZ650, known as the Z650 in many markets, is one of our favorite custom platforms. Sometimes known as the "Son of the Z1," the bike had a quick-revving inline four with middleweight punch, offering 62 horsepower and a top speed of 115 mph. Here are some of our favorite KZ650 cafe racer

Apr 10, 2010 · But it is precisely the ease of transforming an old Japanese bike into a café racer what impresses us the most about this project. Billetproof Customs bought the bike for $300.

May 27, 2019 · Thus, I had no slightest intention to leave original contact ignition system in Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer project, nor I was fond of its old wiring and electrical components. The solution for replacement of KZ650 contact ignition is quite known: to use ignition picker, rotor and igniter unit from late air cooled inline four Kawasaki 750.

Jul 14, 2020 · A forum community dedicated to Cafe Racer style race bikes owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about restoration, performance, racing, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!